I love the quaint and discreet charm of that town…plus it is home to the International Comic Festival, one event not to miss…
A day in Charente…
Charente is home to my family, on a perfect autumn day we walked along the river taking us up to Angoulême. The light was amazing the river like silk and the trees theatrical…
Easter treat
Easter Monday, we are spending the day with my auntie F and cousins in Angouleme.
My auntie F is the supreme French woman: stylish, 100% proficient in the cooking sphere, a strong minded individual with black spunky eyes. She described her food as true peasant style (a background she is very proud of). Peasants food was obviously excellent and consisted of stuffed goose neck, Hen’s stew*, the usual leafy salade, cheeseboard followed by Cornuelles, Oeufs au lait…all of it washed with a consistent amount of 
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A pretty normal meal…”repas de circonstances” for Easter here in Charente.
* recipe transmitted from generation to generation and never ever written down by anyone…knowing that bit added extra flavour to the dish instantly!
